Chapter 286: Why Break Your Points!
On February 20, 2015, the regular season news between the Lakers' home court and the Celtics was made a lot of news.
It's been a long time in the history of the NBA that the Celtics and Lakers have been so powerful at the same time.
In the three years from 2008 to 2010, neither the Lakers nor the Celtics were so strong, and neither of them was so topical.
In those three years, in fact, James and his Cavaliers were also very topical, and it is difficult for you to say that the protagonist of the NBA is Kobe Bryant or the Celtics' Big Three.
But this season, there is no doubt that the protagonists of the NBA are the Celtics and the Lakers.
After the halfway of the NBA, the Lakers' record is 49-4, do you know the gold content of this record?
The Bulls' 72-10 halfway record was 42-5, and in terms of winning percentage, the Lakers' winning percentage this season was still above that of the Bulls.
Now, although there are not many voices starting to hype the Lakers to set a new regular season record, there are still them.
Regardless of whether the Lakers relied on luck or what they relied on to get such a record, the current Lakers have played the best half-way record in NBA history.
The Boston Celtics, on the other hand, have lost the fewest games in the NBA in the last 30 games, losing just one game, the Christmas game against the Lakers.
Celtic haven't lost a game throughout January, and throughout February, Celtic haven't lost a game either.
The Celtics are now on a 20-game winning streak, the most in the NBA.
Many people say that whether this season's regular season MVP is James or Seth Curry depends on the final result of this game.
According to the current state of the Celtics, winning this game, winning all the way to 27 consecutive wins, or even 30 consecutive wins is not a problem at all, and it is even possible to win all the way to the end of the season?
Not to mention the winning streak until the end of the season, if the Celtics can win 30 games in a row, Seth Curry will compete with James for the regular season MVP position.
On the other hand, if the Lakers can beat the Celtics in this game, and the Lakers can achieve a 73-win record this season, then it will be difficult for James to compete with Seth Curry.
In January, the Lakers lost to the Rockets and Spurs in succession, and some strong teams in the West still hurt the Lakers a lot.
It is not easy for the Lakers to achieve a record of 73 wins, so with a strong conversation like the Lakers, you can win if you can, and there may be some slight gaps if you lose.
Of course, compared to the Celtics, who need to win this game, the Lakers are indeed not so urgent.
After all, the Celtics are chasing a winning streak, and even a fool can see that James is chasing a winning streak, and a winning streak can't be lost.
The Lakers are looking for 73 wins, and there will be some problems with losing one, but if they can win back later, then the problem is not so big.
However, the news of this game is now so big, and the whole world is arguing about the brotherhood between James and Wade, and the question of who cheated whom.
So before the game started, the two teams were talking like crazy, dazzling the fans, experts and media who were following the game.
"We lost the Christmas game, but the loss of that game was not our real strength, our real strength was that we were 28 points ahead in the first half, we still have the best chance to beat the Lakers in the last minute, everyone who watched the game knows that we are the strongest one, this game, we will not let the victory slip out of our hands, we will tell the Lakers in Los Angeles who is the best team in the NBA!"
"I know what you want to ask, yes, I'm very good friends with LeBron, Dwyan, I'm not going to comment on their things, but, now LeBron is the best one, no, in recent years, LeBron has always been the best one, maybe all the time, LeBron is the best one, all, some of your questions make me don't even know how to answer, at least, LeBron never cheating his good brother, at least, he never pit me, at least, In my opinion, he is definitely not the kind of player who is not the general champion of FMVP. ”
Paul, who is a mutual friend of Wade and James, has been really busy since he came to Los Angeles.
Those who support James say that Wade deliberately cheated James and did not contribute to the work.
People who support Wade say that James is not the champion of FMVP, and deliberately hacked Wade's top 10 and championship.
And Paul, who is a mutual friend of the two, many of his statements are actually very important.
Paul himself knew that he did not avoid these questions, and Paul knew that he could not avoid such questions.
Not the overall champion of FMVP, don't?
If James is really allowed to sit on such a black spot, then James will have to finish his entire career.
Therefore, even if he doesn't know what happened inside the Heat at the beginning, Paul knows that he can't be silent, and silence is a default at this time.
"I've watched the 2011 Finals a lot of times, and after the Heat's Big Three lost against Nowitzki, I had a very honest conversation with Dwyan, who has always been a very sincere person, and I once asked Wade about loyalty.
Dwyane said to me, Chris, let me tell you, professional sports, there is no loyalty at all, Dwyane never hides his opinions and opinions, Dwyane has always been such a sincere person.
When he talked to me about LeBron, he was ready to let LeBron be the top player on this team after the formation of the Heat Big Three, and LeBron didn't need to release the ball with eight points in the Finals at all.
At that time, Dwyanne had already been seriously injured, and at that time, Dwyanne knew very well that he could not carry the team to win the championship like he did in 2006 after his major injury, he knew very well that he could not return to the height of that year, and he knew very well that he needed a more powerful person by his side.
And this person is LeBron!
So, there's no such thing as Dwyane and LeBron giving up a championship in order to compete for MVP or FMVP.
So, the thing you're talking about now doesn't exist at all, and I can attest to it, certainly not! ”
Paul's words were very categorical, but no one on the scene gave Paul face.
As soon as Paul finished speaking, a reporter spoke at the scene.
"Chris, I believe what you said is true, but your statement like this can only prove that Wade didn't, Wade didn't plan to compete with James for FMVP, and other than that, nothing can be proved!"
After the reporter finished speaking, Paul was a little embarrassed.
However, the air of embarrassment only froze slightly, and Paul continued to answer.
"FMVP, LeBron definitely wants it, that's true, any player wants this kind of honor, including me, if I have the opportunity, I also want to win the MVP of the Finals, and, because Dwyane won the championship, won the FMVP, and at that time, I, LeBron, Melo, we didn't win it, but so what? In our hearts, the championship must be above the FMVP, we have not won the FMVP, we have not won the championship, I emphasize once again, the championship is above the FMVP! ”
Paul's answer must be difficult to convince the public, and this topic has been arguing for so long now, how can it be persuaded because of some of Paul's words.
"Chris, have you ever thought that if Dwyane won the championship and won the FMVP in the finals that year, LeBron would have completely become Wade's Pippen? Now, do you still feel that the championship is above the FMVP? Perhaps, for you, it is, but for LeBron at that time, that championship, not the championship of the first card, was it really necessary to get it? Even, even LeBron wants, those behind LeBron, allow LeBron to get a championship to become Pippen? ”
After the Los Angeles reporter finished speaking, the scene instantly dropped a needle, and Chris Paul was directly stupid.
But Paul didn't dare to keep himself stupid.
This question is too TM difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, it must be answered!
"I think your logic is a bit problematic, LeBron's original idea was that if he went to the Heat, he must be successful, and he definitely wouldn't want to fail, he just went to the Heat, not one, not two, not even three, four, five, six, his thinking at the time was, since he came to the Heat, since he teamed up with Dwyan, then it must work, if the Heat can really beat the Mavericks in the end that year, how do you know that LeBron will not play in G7 against the Celtics in 2012 G6, Why did the final FMVP default to Dwyane?
If there is a chance to win, LeBron will definitely not be bad, and if G6 can win, he will definitely win, because he still has a chance at G7!
Your logic is that you presuppose a result, but it shouldn't be like this, in your presupposition, LeBron gives up the game and doesn't want to win, but that's not right! ”
"So, Chris, you mean, LeBron is simply not good at strength, is simply restrained by the calf, is simply an undercover agent of the dish, and not an undercover agent with a heart?"
Trough!
Fack!
Chris Paul was dumbfounded again.
Don't you be so talkative!
The other reporters at the scene couldn't hold back their laughter at this time, this group of reporters in Los Angeles has been prepared for a long time!
Villains and rookies, you have to sit down for James!
What if you don't want it?
Chris Paul was already in a cold sweat.
"Chris, a player who can't even play JJ Barria, how shameless is he, dare to say that Dwyanwade cheated him?"
“……”
Just when Paul didn't know what to say for a while, Zach Randolph, who was next to Paul, pulled Paul's microphone in front of him.
"It doesn't make sense to say too much about this question, and the most meaningful thing right now is that I want to kick the Los Angeles Lakers by 50 points, and LeBron James wants to cut 50 points on Wade's head!"
After Zach Randolph gritted his teeth, Paul next to him was stunned for a moment, but soon, a smile appeared on Paul's face.
It's not rough.
yes, what are you doing with so much vanity?
It's very simple, in this game, the Celtics came over, not to reason with the Lakers, James is not one of those fans, James has no intention of coming to Los Angeles to reason, tonight's game, the Boston Celtics came over to dry the Lakers!
He was almost taken to the ditch by a reporter from Los Angeles.
"Zach is right, now the past is over, we all need to look forward, now LeBron is a Boston Celtics player, and Dwyane is a Los Angeles Lakers player, LeBron has completed the promotion in Boston, and Dwyann has also completed the rebirth under Coach D, for us, the present is more important than the past, and the future is more important than the past."
"In the last game, the Los Angeles Lakers made us miserable, and this game, we're going to make the Angelenos feel the same pain, and that's why we're here."
"Chris, do you think you can easily beat the Lakers in Los Angeles?"
"Isn't it? Or do you think your Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to win us? Who, will you continue to rely on your three veterans? Or, by Dwyane? ”
After Chris Paul finished speaking, he stood up laughing and left with Randolph, leaving behind the reporters who looked at each other.
Looking at the back of Paul leaving, the faces of the reporters in Los Angeles at the scene were extremely ugly.
Mocked by Paul!
However, it is understandable.
The three veterans of the Lakers, in addition to Barkley, the other two, after playing the Christmas game, withered again!
All kinds of undercover agents.
Although the Lakers have a very good record, the performances of Pierce and Garnett are a headache.
After the Christmas game, many people are looking forward to Pierce and Garnett as leaders in the Lakers, and even Pierce and Garnett themselves are looking forward to becoming leaders of the Lakers.
And then......
The result is embarrassing.
I've never seen a leader like this!
In the end, the Lakers had no choice, and in the case of Wade's mentality, they could only organize the whole team to let Seth Curry throw it.
Seth Curry averaged 17 three-pointers per game throughout January, which definitely refreshed the perception of many experts and fans.
Before Seth Curry and Coach D's Falk basketball came out, no one imagined that a player could shoot 2-of-20 and 1-of-19 three-pointers in a game.
According to the concept of traditional NBA basketball, players who play such statistics should need to be destroyed humanely!
So, you see the Lakers have a great record right now, right?
It's really amazing, 49 wins and 4 losses, and I haven't seen a more powerful halfway record than this.
But neither Lakers fans nor Los Angeles reporters dare to regard the Lakers as a real powerhouse now.
No one knows who this Laker can win in the playoffs, maybe ......
"The Los Angeles Lakers are the biggest seeded players in the Black Eight this season!"
"I heard that many teams are now planning to take the initiative to fall to the eighth place in the West, so that they can play the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs!"
So, being so sarcastic by Chris Paul, these Los Angeles reporters on the scene couldn't even refute it, because they also thought the same way, hahahaha...... Coach D really brought this team that couldn't make the playoffs to an incredible height! ”
"Therefore, the record is the record, the strength is the strength, this season's Lakers, the record and strength must be separated, otherwise, there will be problems, expectations are too high, easy to collapse, hahaha......"
"Who are you more optimistic about in tonight's game?"
"Boston Celtics, of course! In this game, the Celtics won by at least 20 points! ”
"Will the referee make trouble in this game?"
"Even if you don't make trouble, it's a 20-point start!"
"What about James and Wade?"
"Wade scored 30 points in this game, and LeBron James scored 50 points on Wade's head!"
"What about Coach D and the Amazing Monty?"
"It's hard to say, Amazing Monty, he should win, right? Fantastic Monty has always been Coach D's nemesis. ”
"No, Amazing Monty is the nemesis of all NBA coaches, you hit yours, I beat mine, Amazing Monty's coaching philosophy is incredible! Such a concept, coupled with the powerful and invincible Celtics, is simply invincible!
If it weren't for the Christmas battle James not listening to Wonder Monty, I don't know how Wonder Monty lost the game! ”
"Yes, Marvel Monty has won 20 games in a row, and even lost the Christmas war after the Celtic civil strife resumed!"
"All in all, it was a great game, maybe my last game of the regular season!"
"Hahahaha, this game is my last game of the season, and it is difficult for the Lakers to enter the Finals, so this is the last yellow-green battle of the season!"
In the last yellow-green battle of the season, there are definitely not a few fans with this mentality.
Not only the Lakers fans who are playing at home have this mentality, but even many Celtics fans have come to Los Angeles from Boston, which is ready to treat this game as the last game of the Celtics' revenge this season.
So, at 10 o'clock in the evening on February 20th, there was a huge crowd of away fans, at least more than 2,000 people, well, like those Lakers fans who went to Boston for the Christmas game.
The number on both sides is about the same.
Lakers fans who traveled to Boston for Christmas are considered to be the happiest Lakers fans this season.
And in this game, the Celtics fans who went to Los Angeles also want to be the happiest group of Celtics fans.
Because before the game started, the advantage of the Celtics was too great, so this group of Celtic expedition fans were not polite as soon as they came up.
Although the number of Celtics fans at the scene was not that large, they were quite outgoing, and the momentum caused by Staples was quite huge.
That's a lot more outgoing than those Lakers fans who went to Boston on the Christmas War expedition.
If it weren't for the Lakers' home stadium with a very morale-boosting fixture, maybe as soon as it came up, Boston fans would have to control the atmosphere at Staples.
And this regular program that brought a huge amount of morale to Staples was, of course, Seth Curry's pre-game mid-circle test shooting training.
Before the start of this game, Seth Curry was very efficient in the middle circle trial shooting drill.
Brush brush brush in!
Lakers fans watching the scene screamed again and again.
Even many Celtics fans on the scene were thrilled by Seth Curry's powerful three-point shots.
Not to mention the fans at the scene, Stephen Curry in front of the TV is now dancing in circles in front of the TV.
"Seth's three-point contest is too uncomfortable, and it's going to explode tonight!!"
Stephen Curry is very much looking forward to his brother's performance tonight.
But the other Warriors players and Kerr next to him had strange smiles on their faces.
"Seth Curry and Stephen are supposed to be brothers, right?"
"100% brother!"
"The characteristics of the brothers should be similar, right?"
"I don't know, I'll know after watching this game!"
Seth Curry's three-point shot was a great touch, and it was better than ever.
This kind of brush brush hit rate really doesn't come all the time.
In fact, most of Seth Curry's three-point test shooting performances, the shooting rate is average, rarely clattering as crazy iron, and rarely brushing crazy progress, basically clattering for a while, brushing it.
As long as you can guarantee that you can hit a few shots every time you perform in the middle circle, you'll be fine.
It's scary like tonight!
At the very least, the Celtic players were a little intimidated.
James, who had been looking at Wade, opened his mouth wide and stared wide at Seth Curry's continuous shooting in the center circle, on the sidelines, and even in the stands.
Even the thousands of Celtics fans who were about to occupy Staples just now have been taken away by Seth Curry's performance, and even they are already screaming and cheering wildly with the Lakers fans at the scene.
"Ku Ritian!"
"Ku Ritian!"
"Ku Ritian!"
……
A group of Celtics fans followed a group of Lakers fans there shouting Ku Ritian, can you believe this?
But this kind of miraculous thing, now, really happens!
Du Kang had an expectant smile on his face.
"Perhaps, this is the last happiness and smile that the Lakers brought to Los Angeles fans in this game, after the game started, happy and happy, the opportunity was gone."
On the commentary seat, as soon as O'Neill's words were finished, Kenny Smith next to him was almost choked by O'Neal and speechless.
Shaq, this is the Lakers' home court!
Can you be a little polite?
"Kenny, am I not right?"
"That's right, hahahaha, that's right."
Kenny Smith laughed, what's wrong with this?
The Lakers were able to win the Christmas game by some unconventional means.
The Christmas War, in fact, is an impossible game for the Lakers.
Christmas war, in the end, the Lakers won.
So what else will the Lakers take to win this game?
"In this game, the only point where the Lakers can win is Seth Curry, who hit these magical shots like crazy in this game, otherwise, the Lakers don't have any chance."
"Shaq, you're not optimistic about Wade?"
"Coach D is not optimistic about Wade either!"
Forehead......
At the start of the game, the starters of both teams appeared on the pitch.
Then the fans of the scene and the audience in front of the TV were amazed to find.
Wade, there is no starter!
The starters on the Celtics side, thick eyebrows, Randolph, James, Gay, Paul.
And the Lakers' starters are, Garnett, Barkley, Ibanks, Antetokounmpo and Seth Curry!
Seeing this start of the Lakers, the audience in the commentary seat almost exploded directly.
Even O'Neill was stunned.
"In the NBA, I've seen a lot of big and big four, but it's rare to see such a small and big four!!"
After O'Neill finished speaking, Kenny Smith next to him smiled.
"It's rare, but it's not nothing, Coach D and Magical Monty met for the first time in their careers, in that classic tactical system matchup, Coach D even used five big, at that time, the smallest on the Lakers court was Ebanks, Coach D used the flying Ibanks to defend the Pelicans' Eric Gordon, that game was the first song of Ibanks, at that time, he couldn't defend, he couldn't attack, he could only run, and now, Ibanks is an All-Star player!"
Seeing Du Kang come up with this starter in this game, many Lakers fans at the scene were exclaiming.
And even Celtic's head coach Magical Monty was stunned for a moment.
"Monty, an impossible game, is indeed suitable for practicing tactical play."
Magical Monty listened to the sarcastic words of the assistant next to him, and the expression on his face was a little puzzled.
Is it really just a challenge to give up victory?
Coach D, is he a man who will give up winning a game?
Magical Monty shook his head.
No!
No way!
But!
"Don't be affected by Coach D's strange formation!"
"Coach D plays Coach D, we beat ours!"
Hearing Fantastic Monty's shout, the Celtic players on the pitch nodded.
There's nothing wrong with it, although I don't know what Coach D is doing, but as long as the Celtics play their own basketball, then no matter how much the Lakers do, it's useless.
Even......
"Put Wade on the bench?"
"Coach D, did you forget to take down your other baby?"
James looked at Seth Curry with a raging fire burning in his eyes!
Knocking out the MVP's competitor directly, is there anything cooler than that?
The starter Seth Curry!
Substitute Dwyane Wade again!
This game, I became a god!
At the beginning of the game, thick eyebrows successfully jumped the ball for the Celtics, and the Celtics attacked in the first wave.
James named Seth Curry.
"One small and four big, Coach D is the focus of defense, but if you don't take Seth Curry down, there will always be holes in the defense, if you really want one small and four big, wouldn't it be better to keep McCarvey on the court?"
There are many explanations on the scene that are puzzled, and many experts in front of the TV are puzzled.
And on the court, James has already galloped down!
After Seth Curry was named, he didn't even defend and let it go!
Replaced by other outside superstars, they have already stopped jump shots.
But James ......
Well, James looked at the group of long people waiting for him, and finally chose an emergency stop jump shot, James, who was flying in the air, opened his legs, and his posture was not very beautiful, a little crab, but!
Brush it up!
Hit!
2 to 0!
"Now who dares to say that LeBron James won't make a pull-up jump shot!"
James hit a pull-up jump shot as soon as he came up, which made the Celtics fans on the scene jump excitedly, and at the same time made the Lakers fans on the scene stunned, and there was no sound for a while.
It's the Lakers' turn to attack, the Lakers' lineup is too big, and fools know how to defend the Lakers' lineup.
Killing Seth Curry, the Lakers' lineup has no offensive flexibility.
In the first offense, Seth Curry tried to use the double cover of Garnett and Barkley, but he did not cover it, but was cut off by the astute Paul.
Facing Celtic, dropped the ball!
That's a big problem!
None of the Lakers players reacted, and James rushed out.
Bang!
Counter back and dunk successfully!
4 to 0!
Immediately after, the Lakers continued to attack, and this time, the Lakers played a coordinated game, but Seth Curry's three-point shot from distance hit the iron.
And then......
Another counterattack!
Another clang!
6 to 0!
Immediately afterwards, Antetokounmpo dribbled across the halfcourt, James pressed all over the court, Antetokounmpo dodged James's pressing with the help of his teammates' cover, but was killed by Chris Paul from the side and broke the ball.
The Lakers, who don't have an orthodox point guard, made another mistake!
Another clang!
8 to 0!
"!!"
"Coach D, what's this?!"
O'Neill on the commentary bench looked stupid!
It's not just O'Neill on the commentary bench who has cut down.
Even the on-site commentary, the audience in front of the TV, the Celtic players on the sidelines, and the coaches all looked stupid.
Even the referee of this game looked stupid!
This time in our TM, there is absolutely no messing around, you testify to yourself, it's Coach D messing around!!
They did come with a mission in this game, but they really haven't started blowing yet, and Coach D himself committed suicide!!
0 to 8!
0 to 10!
0 to 12!
0 to 14!
……
The Lakers' fancy mistakes continue.
"Coach D called a timeout, right? It's time for Coach D to call a timeout, right? ”
"Coach D hasn't called a timeout yet!!"
"Oh my God, it's already 0-20!!"
"Coach D actually laughed!!"
"Oh my God, Coach D actually smiled!!"
"Is it ?!!?"
O'Neill looked at that smile, widened his eyes and stood up directly!
And the magical Monty on the sidelines, James on the court, the Celtics fans on the scene, the Lakers fans, the audience in front of the TV, the experts, everyone looked at that smile, all of them were dumbfounded!
Don't?
No way!
"Oh my God!! Coach D took the initiative to concede 20 points!!! ”
O'Neill shouted excitedly, and almost the whole world exploded!!
(End of chapter)